4. The more disconnected a social security disability claimant is from the adjudicator, the more the situation resembles an examiner decision.

5. What do I mean by that? Social security disability decisions by examiners are somewhat robotic. One purpose of the hearing is that the social security disability applicant actually gets to meet & interact with the decision-maker, or adjudicator. An important "human" element.

6. Some might argue that being physically in front of a social security disability judge or appearing via video makes no difference. However that simply ignores a crucial element of the social security disability system, which is the fact that the system is very subjective.